Disabled

Mark Harper: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many and what proportion of staff in  (a) his Department and  (b) the executive agencies for which he is responsible are disabled; and what the average salary in his (i) Department and (ii) executive agencies is of (A) full-time disabled staff, (B) full-time non-disabled staff, (C) part-time disabled staff and (D) part-time non-disabled staff.

Tom Watson: The civil service is committed to reflecting the society we serve at all levels—clearly, this includes disabled people. The recently published "Promoting Equality, Valuing Diversity—A Strategy for the Civil Service" builds on what has already been achieved and sets out what the civil service wants to achieve in equality and diversity in employment over the next three to five years. The document is available on the civil service website at:
	http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/news/2008/july/17_07_08_diversity.asp.
	The following table shows the median earnings of disabled staff, broken down by full-time and part-time working patterns for all Departments and agencies. Further data on the disabled status of civil service staff are available on the Office for National Statistics (ONS) website:
	http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/Product.asp?vlnk=2899&Pos=&ColRank=1&Rank=422.
	
		
			  Median income by government department, disability status and working pattern; 30 September 2007( 1, 2, 7) 
			   Full-time  Part-time( 3) 
			   Declared disabled  Declared non-disabled  Declared Disabled  Declared non-disabled 
			  Attorney General's Departments 
			 Crown Prosecution Service 29,050 28,080 25,500 24,600 
			 Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (4)— 21,390 0 0 
			 Legal Secretariat to the Law Officers 0 22,700 0 0 
			 Revenue and Customs Prosecution Office 27,530 27,500 0 26,420 
			 Serious Fraud Office 24,570 29,390 0 25,440 
			 Treasury Solicitor 24,600 43,460 (4)— 54,350 
			  
			  Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 
			 Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 26,230 28,360 26,380 23,800 
			 Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service 29,870 (4)— (4)— 0 
			 Companies House 17,430 17,430 17,430 17,430 
			 Insolvency Service (4)— (4)— 0 0 
			 Office of Fair Trading 23,710 31,960 0 46,320 
			 Office of Gas and Electricity Market (4)— 38,720 0 32,320 
			 Postal Services Commission (4)— 34,640 0 (4)— 
			  
			  Cabinet Office 
			 Cabinet Office (excl. agencies) 25,680 27,810 (4)— 24,440 
			  
			  Other Cabinet Office agencies 
			 Central Office of Information 32,260 36,000 (4)— 37,700 
			 National School of Government (4)— 26,990 (4)— 20,260 
			 Parliamentary Counsel Office (4)— 76,430 0 (4)— 
			  
			  HM Treasury 
			 HM Treasury 24,830 28,800 (4)— 26,980 
			  
			  HM Revenue and Customs 
			 HM Revenue and Customs 18,720 22,910 18,720 18,720 
			 Valuation Office 22,010 22,780 15,770 18,260 
			  
			  Chancellor's other departments 
			 Debt Management Office 0 49,350 0 33,290 
			 Government Actuary's Department 0 42,600 0 (4)— 
			 National Savings and investments (4)— 39,990 0 26,820 
			 Office of Government Commerce 48,210 42,020 0 0 
			 OGCbuying Solutions (4)— 26,920 0 21,690 
			 Office for National Statistics(5) 22,980 22,980 17,280 17,350 
			 Royal Mint 37,000 18,040 0 15,500 
			  
			  Charity Commission 
			 Charity Commission 22,020 25,400 21,670 22,020 
			  
			  Children, Schools and Families 
			 Department for Children, Schools and Families(6) 28,270 30,040 29,780 25,590 
			  
			  Innovation, Universities and Skills 
			 Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills(6) 27,670 31,300 28,130 25,920 
			 National Weights and Measures Laboratory (4)— 33,260 0 22,490 
			 UK Intellectual Property Office 0 23,210 0 17,430 
			  
			  Office for Standards In Education 
			 Office for Standards in Education 29,860 33,270 26,130 20,090 
			  
			  Communities and Local Government 
			 Department for Communities and Local Government 27,670 29,670 31,410 29,860 
			 Fire Service College (4)— 21,220 0 15,940 
			 Ordnance Survey 25,000 25,010 (4)— 24,160 
			 Planning Inspectorate 18,290 26,880 (4)— 45,040 
			 Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre 0 29,980 0 (4)— 
			  
			  Culture, Media and Sport 
			 Department for Culture Media and Sport(6) 24,720 29,410 (4)— 30,880 
			 Royal Parks (4)— 28,140 0 (4)— 
			  
			  Defence 
			 Ministry of Defence 20,550 21,320 18,710 19,320 
			 Royal Fleet Auxiliary 0 (4)— 0 (4)— 
			 Army Base Repair Organisation 19,900 19,900 (4)— 15,470 
			 Defence Aviation Repair Agency 23,100 23,100 (4)— 20,900 
			 Defence Science and Technology Laboratory 28,840 32,480 23,150 32,350 
			 Met Office 26,960 28,180 (4)— 30,690 
			 UK Hydrographic Office n/a n/a n/a n/a 
			  
			  Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 
			 Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs 27,420 28,900 21,890 28,840 
			 Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science 19,620 24,400 (4)— 23,160 
			 Central Science Laboratory 23,330 24,470 0 20,550 
			 Government Decontamination Services (4)— 25,800 0 18,410 
			 Marine and Fisheries Agency 25,330 24,440 (4)— 14,920 
			 Office of Water Services (4)— 25,000 (4)— 23,090 
			 Pesticides Safety Directorate 18,940 28,120 (4)— 28,620 
			 Rural Payments Agency 19,260 21,190 18,690 19,280 
			 Animal Health 18,550 23,010 18,120 23,780 
			 Veterinary Laboratories Agency 19,080 22,380 18,530 20,260 
			 Veterinary Medicines Directorate (4)— 28,520 (4)— 22,530 
			  
			  Export Credits Guarantee Department 
			 Export Credit Guarantee Department 27,400 33,300 (4)— 31,650 
			  
			  Foreign and Commonwealth Office 
			 Foreign and Commonwealth Office (excl agencies) 25,610 29,660 16,910 26,830 
			 Wilton Park Executive Agency n/a n/a n/a n/a 
			  
			  Health 
			 Department of Health (excl agencies)(6) 35,360 39,240 30,670 37,400 
			 Food Standards Agency 28,820 29,150 (4)— 29,930 
			 Meat Hygiene Service 23,840 21,820 (4)— 21,820 
			 Medical and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency 41,280 33,340 (4)— 38,230 
			 National Healthcare Purchasing and Supplies (4)— 34,840 (4)— 32,550 
			 NHS Business Services Authority (CM Service only) 15,950 15,950 (4)— 15,960 
			  
			  Home Office 
			 Home Office (excl agencies)(6) 21,730 32,480 15,880 20,880 
			 Assets Recovery Agency (4)— 30,310 0 23,470 
			 Border and Immigration Agency 24,680 24,680 20,190 19,750 
			 Criminal Records Bureau 15,470 19,140 (4)— 18,920 
			 Identity and Passport Service 17,270 15,480 15,300 13,720 
			 Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism (4)— 35,960 0 42,890 
			  
			  Justice 
			 Ministry of Justice (excl. agencies) 26,810 30,200 28,370 28,840 
			 HM Courts Service 18,480 18,870 16,790 16,980 
			 Land Registry 20,240 22,370 20,240 20,760 
			 National Archives 23,110 23,740 (4)— 16,590 
			 Public Guardianship Office 21,080 23,760 (4)— 20,810 
			 Tribunals Service 17,500 17,680 16,980 17,180 
			 Scotland Office 0 21,800 0 0 
			 Wales Office (4)— 28,440 0 (4)— 
			 Public Sector Prison Service 23,870 22,670 16,980 17,200 
			  
			  International Development 
			 Department for International Development n/a n/a n/a n/a 
			  
			  Northern Ireland Office 
			 Northern Ireland Office (4)— 27,890 (4)— 15,330 
			  
			  Security and Intelligence Services 
			 Security and Intelligence Services 25,490 28,980 24,500 25,240 
			  
			  Transport 
			 Department for Transport (excl agencies)(6) 27,660 31,330 (4)— 29,310 
			 Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency 17,010 17,010 16,460 17,010 
			 Driving Standards Agency 22,590 23,610 18,370 19,790 
			 Government Car and Despatch Agency 28,020 24,440 0 (4)— 
			 Highways Agency 22,110 20,590 20,320 20,310 
			 Maritime and Coastguard Agency n/a n/a n/a n/a 
			 Office of Rail Regulation 26,820 40,050 (4)— 38,830 
			 Vehicle Certification Agency (4)— 33,260 (4)— 18,890 
			 Vehicle and Operator Services Agency 22,010 25,360 (4)— 19,560 
			  
			  Work and Pensions 
			 DWP Corporate Services 26,920 27,890 25,750 24,410 
			 DWP Shared Services 17,250 15,880 17,250 15,300 
			 Child Support Agency 17,250 15,300 17,250 15,300 
			 Disability and Carers Service 17,600 17,250 17,250 17,250 
			 Job Centre Plus 20,310 18,980 19,040 17,600 
			 Pension Service 17,600 18,780 17,250 17,250 
			 The Health and Safety Executive 23,660 31,310 30,230 24,500 
			 The Rent Service 24,750 23,310 0 18,710 
			  
			  Scottish Government 
			 Scottish Government (excl agencies) 27,320 22,860 26,110 19,150 
			 Communities Scotland 34,120 24,940 34,120 24,940 
			 Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service 17,570 (4)— 0 (4)— 
			 Courts Group (4)— (4)— 0 0 
			 Fisheries Research Services 24,910 23,710 23,150 (4)— 
			 General Register Scotland 23,710 18,120 16,610 12,900 
			 HM Inspectorate of Education 45,360 32,250 17,000 (4)— 
			 Historic Scotland 13,480 18,730 13,180 14,860 
			 Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland 16,610 14,850 (4)— (4)— 
			 National Archive for Scotland 24,810 20,730 18,960 (4)— 
			 Office of Accountant in Bankruptcy 15,960 19,240 (4)— 16,610 
			 Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator 28,520 20,360 0 0 
			 Registers of Scotland 16,650 20,110 21,430 21,870 
			 Scottish Agricultural Scientific Agency 25,560 15,740 24,910 (4)— 
			 Scottish Buildings Standards Agency 32,250 (4)— (4)— 0 
			 Scottish Court Service 16,390 16,990 15,670 15,570 
			 Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency 26,780 21,040 14,720 (4)— 
			 Scottish Prison Service 25,940 25,940 19,800 25,690 
			 Scottish Public Pensions Agency 16,610 14,690 16,610 16,610 
			 Social Work Inspection Agency 23,710 45,350 22,030 (4)— 
			 Student Awards Agency 18,610 15,820 16,610 (4)— 
			 Transport Scotland 32,250 25,020 29,450 (4)— 
			  
			  Welsh Assembly 
			 Welsh Assembly Government 22,200 25,340 22,200 22,200 
			 ESTYN (4)— 50,480 (4)— 18,910 
			 (1 )Numbers are rounded to the nearest 10. (2 )Table does not include individuals who did not declare a disability status. (3) Salaries of part-time staff are reported as a full-time equivalent figure. (4) Numbers less than five. (5) Figures for the Office for National Statistics exclude field staff who were not civil servants at the reference date. (6) Includes government office for the regions employees. (7 )Due to the self-reporting nature of disability and the process by which part time salaries are up-rated in order that they are comparable to full-time staff salaries, care should be exercised when drawing conclusions based on these statistics.  Source:  Annual Civil Service Employment Survey 
		
	
	Further data on the disabled status of civil service staff are available on the Office for National Statistics (ONS) website:
	http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/Product.asp?vlnk=2899&Pos=&ColRank=1&Rank=422.